적과의 동침 (Jeok-gwa-eui Dong-chim)

Previously known as "Sleeping with the Enemy" on HanCinema
Synopsis
Marking the 61st anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, the film “In Love and the War” hopes to shed light on the war’s impact on innocent civilians.
Directed by Park Geon-yong, who made his directorial debut with “Bronze Medalist” in 2009, “In Love and War” was inspired by an anecdote about the screenwriter’s grandmother.
uring the Korean War, a group of North Korean soldiers stayed for a couple of days at the grandmother’s house and one young soldier, touched by the villagers’ hospitality, said he wanted to stay.
The movie follows this story line and adds another subplot about a star-crossed couple.
Kim Joo-hyeok is an officer of the North Korean People’s Army who arrives in a small town, where he meets Jeong Ryeo-won, a smart young woman who is loved and trusted by the townspeople. The couple strives to stay together, despite being on different sides of the war.
The townspeople, meanwhile, struggle to deal with the arrival of the North Koreans and eventually side with the soldiers in order to survive.

[HanCinema's Film Review] "In Love and the War": Cross-border Love and an Elephant. 2011/11/19,
I remember looking at the film poster for "Hello Ghost" and seeing the stamp on it that read: "2010 Happy Comedy". A comedy is was, but it was also a deeply saddening tale that tickled the tear ducts. Happy tears, for sure, but it was not the emotion I was expecting to feel. Having had that experience, I now view Korean film posters with a pinch of salt in terms of how accurately they capture a film's emotive essence. "In Love and War" looks to be all cheers and chuckles but the filmmakers are definitely aiming for a specific emotional reaction from their audience outside of the it's silliness and comedic posturing,...More

Kim Ki-young's debut film unveiled2011/05/27, Source, 1955 'anti-communist' film retrieved from US archive
By Lee Hyo-won
Kim Ki-young's directorial debut "The Boxes of Death" found its way back to the big screen in Seoul, Thursday, after being lost for more than a half-century.
The film was discovered in a U.S. archive two years ago, and its screening marks a historic moment in Korean cinema since most 1950s-'60s debut works by veteran filmmakers have yet to be found,...More

Yang Jeong-ah Basks in Resurgent Popularity2011/05/07, Source, Yang Jeong-ah (40) is enjoying a resurgence in popularity as she juggles roles in movies, TV dramas and on radio. Yang, who was a teen idol in the 1990s, has evolved into a versatile actress capable of handling a wide range of genres.
Although she debuted on MBC in 1992, her new movie "In Love and the War" marks her first appearance on the silver screen. The movie is set during the 1950-53 Korean War and Yang plays the role of a warm-hearted widow,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office (2011.04.29-2011.05.01)2011/05/02, Source, Korean Weekend Box Office (2011.04.29~2011.05.01)
It is no surprise that Kenneth Branagh's long anticipated "Thor" stands strong at number one this week. Based on the popular Marvel comic character, this American superhero film finally makes its way to the big screen with 543,075 admissions in its opening week. Children's Day is coming up this week in Korea and you can expect "Thor" and "Fast Five" to continue their success at the top.,...More

The best combination of a couple?2011/04/17, Source,
This year started off with human drama ("Late Blossom") or comedy dramas ("Suicidal Forecast"). It's not easy to see a heart trembling mellow flick. Which couple from the mellow flicks that are due this later half of this year, are audiences looking forward to see the most?
■ "Always" Se Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo,...More

Sappy drama muddles Korean War comedy2011/04/14, Source,
Actor Kim Joo-hyeok, right, plays the role of a North Korean military officer that becomes fond of a remote South Korean village his troops captured. / Courtesy of Showbox/Mediaplex
By Lee Hyo-won
Not too long ago one would have been charged with treason for portraying a North Korean in a sympathetic light onscreen, let alone having characters "sleep with the enemy",...More

Kim and Yoo split up2011/04/04, Source,
By Chung Ah-young
Star couple Kim Hye-soo, 41, and Yoo Hae-jin, 41, have ended their relationship of one year, their agencies announced Monday. "We confirmed the split this morning after the rumor spread through the media", their agencies said,...More

Top Korean Movies to Look Out for in 20112011/01/12, Source, Since 2001, the overall market share of Korean movies has been on the rise in the country reaching its peak in 2006 at 64 percent but falling to 46 last year.
But experts say that the number is only going to decrease slightly this year to around 44 percent.
This is mainly due to large Hollywood co,...More

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